The 33-year-old, from the Highbridge area, had been due to appear in court to face charges of criminal damage, common assault and traffic offences.

But Savage has yet to be located and either he or someone with a Facebook profile bearing the same name appears to be taunting the police with comments about the picture which accompanied the official appeal.

The comments appeared on the Avon and Somerset Constabulary Facebook page

Commenting on the police's official Facebook page, he wrote: "Could have put up better pic."

He went on to respond to a number of people who shared or commented on the post, branding one person a "snitch" and saying that the police's description of his physical appearance was not accurate.

The Facebook profile belonging to Wayne Savage - who bears a strong resemblance to the wanted man - is equally tongue-in-cheek, listing his most recent employment as 'Former Manager at Prison Break' and claiming that he studied "criminal activity" in Birmingham.

"If you see him, please call us on 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5217259947."

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